Dentist Education: Do you see CR=CO in nature?

Question: Do you see CR=CO in nature? Dr. Peter Dawson: Let’s 1st clarify that your use of the term CO is obsolete.CO Refers to the 1st occlusal contact in centric […]

Doppler Auscultation in Dental Treatment Planning

One of our most important decisions in our dental treatment planning process is the treatment position of the TMJ. An easy and effective adjunctive screening tool for TMJ Health is […]

How to Explain Bruxism to Patients

Explaining signs, symptoms, and treatments to patients can sometimes be challenging. It can become especially challenging when using dental terminology that your patients may not be familiar with. In our […]

Introducing Patients to Dental Occlusion

Introducing patients to the concept of dental occlusion and complete care can, at first, seem like a daunting task to many. Dr. DeWitt Wilkerson discusses the following points essential to […]

Dental Education: Responses from Dr. Peter Dawson

With the release of Dr. Dawson’s latest whitepaper, “Why Front Teeth Don’t Hit First in Centric Relation,” we have received quite a few responses and questions. The following are the […]

Dental Education: Why Front Teeth Don’t Hit 1st in CR

There seems to be some confusion in a number of dentists understanding about contacts on anterior teeth. This is such an important topic; I thought I should clarify the position […]

Comprehensive Metal-Free System That’s Scientifically Proven

By George W. Tysowsky, DDS, MPH Dentists and laboratory technicians often have been challenged to combine incompatible materials like metal with metal-ceramic or zirconia with zirconia layering ceramic in a […]

Questions & Answers on Dental Occlusion

Drs. Dawson and Wilderman continue a previous discussion on the Whitepaper, “Why Front Teeth Don’t Hit First in CR.” To see this previous discussion click here. Dr. Wilderman:  If the […]

Tools for Evaluating Dental Occlusion

In my last blog post, I described the use of the T-scan in our office to cure the Princess and the Pea an extremely occlusally aware patient that confounded us with […]

Perfecting Dental Occlusion Using Computerized Analysis

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to try out the T-scan computerized occlusal analysis system. I was familiar with the system which was available in my former group practice, […]